Claims: in etymology of office

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04 Mar 2019
The Greek word for office is grotheo and the English word office comes from Latin officium, unrelated to the word for serpent.

The word for office in Greek is not the same thing as the word for serpent. Serpent is phibi, or office, which I admit sounds a lot like office, but it's not related at all. The Greek word for office is grotheo. Our word office comes from the Latin word officium, which, as much as Pierre might want it to, is not related to the word for serpent, office. It's very different. They're very different words that have different roots and come from different places.